Social Studies

Students will learn how maps are important primary resources for studying the past and how archaeologists can use historical maps to locate archaeological sites. This lesson plan covers how maps are...

Students will analyze primary sources to explain how and why the United States moved from isolationism to interventionism during the early 20th century

In this lesson, students explore how Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union expanded beyond Earth and into outer space. Using the History in a Nutshell video series and short...

In this lesson, students explore the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a major turning point in U.S. expansion. Through short documentary videos, mapping, source analysis, and role-based debate, they...

Students will explore the unique features and characteristics of South Carolina’s five landform regions: the Coastal Zone, the Coastal Plain (divided between the Inner and Outer Coastal Plain), the...

Prior to the 1706s, American colonists remained loyal subjects of Great Britain. However, around the 1760s, problems between Great Britain and the American colonists began to erupt when Great Britain...

Using the History in a Nutshell video on The Mexican-American War, learners analyze causes, key events, and outcomes of the war through mapping, discussion, and role-based inquiry. Students will...

Students use History in a Nutshell videos Part 1 and Part 2 to trace how tension in the Ohio Valley ignited a wider war, how leadership shifts turned the tide, and how the Treaty of Paris created...